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With more than 6,000 stores worldwide plus two popular Web sites, GameStop.com and EBGames.com , GameStop is already one of the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailers—but the company’s goal is to become an essential part of the…( read more )
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Video Game Retailer Improves Online Experience, Store Traffic with E-Commerce Upgrade
Here we are again at the end of another year! Here are some posts of interest to ecommerce professionals from around the ‘Net this month: First, the bad news Shipping Rates to Rise 4.9% in Coming Year via DMNews PayPal to Retire PayLater via Plumber Surplus Blog The Link Canonical Tag is Breaking Websites via Audette Media (this is the bad news in response to the good news that Google is supporting cross-domain use of the canonical tag – both are important reads) The E-Commerce SEO Game May Soon Have To Deal With Page Load Speed (but Google Analytics’ new Asynchronous feature and Omniture’s Regional Data Collection may help speed ya up a bit) Discounts and Promotions: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction via MineThatData And the good news: Tips to improve your ecommerce business How Do You Handle Payment Card Declines? via Econsultancy Principles of Effective Search in Ecommerce Design via Smashing Magazine PPC Landing Pages: Choose Wisely via RKG Blog Bypass Image Blocking By Converting Images Into HTML via StyleCampaign Seven Sensational SEO Tips for Ecommerce Sites via Econsultancy 30 Topic Ideas for Your Online Store’s Blog via DoublePlus Tips for Ecommerce Challenged Telcos via Ecommerce Times You may also like these similar posts: Bloggers Digest Resurrected: Ecommerce Links for September 2009 Bloggers Digest November 2009 Bloggers Digest – 11/30/07 Bloggers Digest – 12/14/2007 Bloggers Digest – 12/21/07
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Bloggers Digest December 2009
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Shawna Fennell of One Choice for Your Store for an interview on her Webmaster Radio show, Ecom Experts titled Holiday Preparations for Online Retailers (on-demand link). One of the questions Shawna asked was What should retailers be doing during the holiday season now that it’s too late to be working on the site or strategy ? This post is a recap of what I believe retailers should be doing now to really be “in the game” rather than a benchwarmer this season.
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Holiday Season: Are You In the Game or on The Bench?
This article was originally posted April 7, 2008 and as one of Get Elastic’s most popular, is worth a second look. This post was written by Justin Palmer of Palmer Web Marketing Losing Customers at the Register: 12 Checkout Blunders We’ve all heard the adage, “You’re only as strong as your weakest link.” For many e-tailers, both large and small, the weakest link lies in the checkout process. Mistakes at this critical juncture are costly and unnecessary.
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Losing Customers At The Register: 12 Checkout Blunders
Linda’s note: Sally McKenzie was gracious enough to not only present our webinar this month, but also to provide this post — an “excerpt” of the presentation (please view the webinar replay for the full meal deal). For more ecommerce expertise from Sally, you can check out her Ecommerce Consulting Blog or follow her on Twitter . Thanks to everyone who joined us for this month’s webinar: From Manufacturer to Retailer: Expanding Your Brand Online
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Manufacturers: Be Sure Your Product Information is Consumer Ready Webinar Recap
When you think of keyword research, you likely associate it with search engine optimization and the importance of including keywords in various tags and body copy to appear higher in search results. But keyword research is essential to your entire online marketing strategy, and has applications beyond SEO, including: Information Architecture When you first set out to organize your site structure and decide on how to label your categories, you may have to make decisions between synonyms – especially for e-commerce sites. For example, you might have to choose between “athletic shoes,” “runners,” “running shoes,” “trainers” and “sneakers.” How do you make your best guess which is most popular?
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Beyond On Site SEO: Applications of Keyword Research
A decision by India’s central bank to mandate another level of authentication for card use for online transactions will deter such transactions in the country, according to an association of India’s e-commerce industry. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told banks in February that it would require that online credit and debit card transactions have an additional level of authentication using information that is not visible on the card. The new rules come into force on Aug
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e-Commerce Industry Opposes New Indian Online Security Rules
E-commerce industry has touched 9210 crore, online classifieds: 820 crores, online travel: 7000 crores (30% jump from Rs 7,080 crore in ’07) as per the survey conducted by the IAMAI and IMRB Online Travel Industry : growth rate of 30% to Rs 7,000 crore by end FY08 (from 5500 crores in ‘07) Online Classifieds : reached Rs 820 crore by end FY08 Online retailing/auction (eTailing): Rs 1,105 crore industries by end FY08 (from Rs 850 crore in FY07. Digital downloads (i.e. downloading from Internet to mobiles using wap phones or web) and paid content (research/exclusive videos/articles etc) for the rest of 285 crores.
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E-Commerce Industry in India
After the overwhelming response from Embitel first web seminar which is conducted in Nov’08, Embitel Conducted their 2 nd webinar on “ retail e-commerce series ” which has been commenced on 19th Feb’09 entitled ” Essence of Retail e-Commerce and its Optimization “. As we all know the retail e-Commerce in India is growing at a very fast pace during last few years. A well-designed and optimized site is absolutely critical to stay ahead in the competition rather than just setting up a retail e-Commerce site